EastEnders ' Letitia Dean was in tears last night as she revealed that her dad had died just a week prior during an emotional acceptance speech.
The soap legend, who has played Sharon Watts since the BBC soap first began in 1985, won an award for outstanding achievement at the British Soap Awards.
After her co-stars paid tribute to the Walford icon, she was welcomed on stage by her on-screen mum Anita Dobson.
